Resumé

Education.

2000-2005

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Bachelor of Fine Arts
Concentration: Graphic Design


Experience.

UserTesting.comMountainview, CA

Nov. 2011 – present
Sr. Front-end Engineer
Usertesting.com

  • front-end development and maintenance (HTML/JS/CSS)
  • Ruby and Ruby on Rails development
  • product design and UX

PatchNew York, NY

Mar. 2011 – Nov. 2011
Software Engineer

  • front-end development and maintenance (HTML/JS/CSS)
  • implementing and maintaining social features to publications
  • helping out by making the editorial community's job easier through UX

UpTake NetworksPalo Alto, CA

Sept. 2010 – Feb. 2011
Senior Front-end UI Developer

  • led A/B testing efforts and increased revenue by 30% in one month
  • implementing of UX testing on consumer site with ~2Million visitors
  • maintained & developed HTML5/CSS/JS for more than 60 million pages

RealTravelPalo Alto, CA

Sept. 2008 – Feb. 2011
Senior Front-end UI Developer

  • converted front-end to use Ruby on Rails from .net
  • designed new branding and look/feel based on site persona
  • maintained & developed CSS/xHTML/JS for more than 60 million pages
  • led UX discussion & development
  • implemented A/B and user testing mentality
  • agile developer on a Scrum team and Certified Scrum Master
  • designed & developed new features revenue streaming features

ImpDesignsRaleigh, NC

Jun. 2008 – Aug. 2008
Lead Front-end Designer & Developer

  • designed & developed front-end UI for use in Ruby on Rails and PHP applications

Outside.inBrooklyn, NY

Mar. 2008 – May 2008
Contract Web Developer

  • helped maintain current CSS/HTML codebase
  • helped to implement new features

Reccenter.comNew York, NY

Oct. 2006 – Feb. 2008
Lead Front-end Designer & Developer

  • designed & developed front-end UI in Ruby on Rails
  • created Flash media players
  • led discussion in user experience

ImpDesignsRaleigh, NC

May 2005 – Sept. 2006
Graphic & Web Designer

  • designed & developed front-end UI
  • created HTML/CSS templates
  • developed in PHP and Ruby on Rails
  • print and pre-press designer

Freelance.

Indierock Media / Reccenter, LLC.

2005 – present
Lead Front-end Developer & Designer

ChrisSloan.info

2004 – present
Graphic Designer & Web Developer


Skillsets.

  • xHTML, HTML5
  • CSS2, CSS3
  • JavaScript, jQuery, Prototype, MooTools
  • ActionScript
  • Ruby on Rails, Ruby, RSpec, PHP, FBML
  • Git, Subversion
  • Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator, Flash, Flex,
  • InDesign, Lightroom
  • Pencil, pen & paper
  • OSX, Microsoft Windows
  • Certified Scrum Master

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